Automatic tire-inflating device



Feb. 17, 1931- E. G. MAscARENHAs AUTOMATIC TIE `INFLATING DEVICE Filed Aug. 10, 1929 .w .www uhllllnlndnlllaldm WIIIIIHIW... .h1

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r1`his invention relatesto a tire inflating device and relates more particularlyto the combination oran inflatable tire applied to a vehicle'wheel, and .a device operable by Sthe rotation ofthe vwheel to inflate. .the tire,

Vso to constantly maintain an adequate amount of air pressure in the tire.VY

'TheV principal .object of. the invention is the provision or a devicepofthe"indicated 10 character which will bel of simple, practical and inexpensive Jform, which is easy to apply', f' which requires little or no attention, .wh1chis designed to. inflate the tire as soon 'as the pressure falls below 'a certain degree, while 15 a vehicle is in motion, thereby to prolong the life of the tire, and to obviate considerable s work ordinarily reqniredin inflating a tire.

Another object .of the invention is the provision of a device of the-'indicated character i 29 vwhich enables Vthe inflation of the tire in the ordinary ways.

lVith the foregoing andother objects in iew, the invention resides' in the particular` combination, relative disposition, and func# Y 2D tion-s'oftheparts hereinafter fully described and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in whlch- YFigure 1 isa transverse' section of a tire Y and its rim selected to illustratethe device of 3o to, and showing the relationship of Y`parts -lwhen the tire has a normal or running air pressure therein. A

Y Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing a relationship of the parts when the tire is under-inflated or the pressure therein has Y decreased from the normal grunning pressure.

Fig. 3 is a sectionshowing the relationship of the parts of the punip when subjected to va severe impact. Fig. 4 is a detail section taken on theV lino 4 4ofFigx2-fl Fig. 5 is a detail section of a modification.

Referring now more particularly to the several views of the drawing it will be apparent that there has been shown a pneumatic'tire which consists of an outer casing Yor shoe 10, an inner tube 11 for the casing 10, and a tire rim 12 applied to a rirn or telly 12 of the present invention, which is applied ,there-` a vehicle wheel. The -inflating device of the present invention'issupported -b'y the'rirns `12a-nd 13, and' is in 'communication withv the interior 'of the tube'll to inflate the tire by the rotation'of the wheel,` when the airpressure in the tubelhasdecreased below anormal A running pressure y f The inatingdevioe involves a-valvestem 14 whic'his connectedwith the'inner tube 11,..

as at 15. The stein-14 has arr'angedltherein a checlf valve l 16 of 'any Well lrnown forni to permit airto'be pumpedinto thetube 11 Vthrough thestein 14, 'andl to prevent unintentional VVescape of theair fromV the"v tube 11 v,through the stein 14. 'The lower end of the` .stem 14 has holes 17 through whichftheairV enters the tube 11 frein the stern 14'. The`-stem 1 4 is guided ,for up and down sliding-Inoveinentin afsleeve orguide 18. The sleeve 18.. Vprojects through aligned vholes inthe Ytire ri1n'12'an'd rirn Vor felly 13, aiidhas av flange 19 in engagement with the tire rim 12?. :The v stemA 14-`is in i fact disposed radially with respect to the axis-of rotation of the wheel,

and-outward.-`The stem 14 hasta collar 2O engageable `with the flange 19y to limitv the. n ra'dialiinward niovementofthe stem A14, 1A

pump presently tobe :described is detachably: o

connected with .the inlet end of the's te1n*14.`

The purnp--includesfa cylinder'21- in thread- 'ingengagenient' atvone end with thel inlet j endet the V-sternll llas at 22; AV piston 2 3is niovable in the cylinderV 21. The piston 28 l 'has a. stein 24 onY which isfadjustably mounted -adisk 25. coil sp`ring.726 surrounds they stern 24 and has one1` endithereof inlengagef nient withy the'd'isk 25 Vand the opposite end lthereofis -inen'gagern'ent with'the opposing end of the cylinder-21. lThe cylinder has an inlet 27 which 'adniits to fthe interior of the'cylinder 21Awhen'the pistonf23 is'. infits no'rnial position. This airis displaced and forced into theinnerltubelI when the stem' 14 and connected cylinder :21' isV moved in one direction, 'or in vother words radiallylin'vvard stein -14 and connected cylinder 21 arefrnoved andV is therefore movable radially inward a spiral spring 29. VThe buffer 28 surrounds the stem 14 andis disposed between the flange 19 and the fastening 15 of the stem 14. The

VendV of the valvestem 14 projecting into thek of an enlargement or lump of rubber 31 vul- 1 canized to the inner tube on the outside as shown in Fig. 1 or on the inside of the tube as shown in Fig. 5. V

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the pump described Will beV operated by the cooperative action oftheprovision 31 and `the'bulfer-28,which move the'valve stem 14 and'connected vpump cylinder 21 in opposite fa- 4Certaindegree. 'This decrease directions to force kair into the inner tubeV 1l Whenthe pressure therein has fallen below mayA arise from slow punctures orleaks. j

In order to avoid undue strainV on the parts While the tire has a normal airpressure therein, kand the enlargement 31 is forced intocontact with .the impact member 30, on account of 'traveling over` extremely rough roads,

V there is provided a spring'32 which Vis arranged between the disk 25 on the piston stem 24,.and the end Wallk 33of a valve stem cap 34k detachablyconnected as atA 35 With the y sleeve 18. This cap 34 in cooperation with the flange 19 also serves-to holdthe sleeve 18 against displacement. e The cap 34 has an air inlet 36 in the Wall 33 thereof.V Air .enters the cap 34through the inlet 36 andthenlenters- -v thecylinder 21 through theinlet 27 for the intended purpose. Should' the enlargement 31 strike the impact member 3Q vWhilethe inair therein, the-piston 23 Willbe allowed to ,move with the cylinder 21, consequently no beforedamage has been done.

may be removed, also the pump Which en to take the necessary steps to repair the tire ables the inflation of the inner tube in any of the usual Ways, after Which the pumpand cap maybe replaced.

-What is claimed is: Y

A tireinflating deviceincluding the combination of a tubular member having a check valve atone end to admit air into said member and tolprevent the escape of air through said valve, said member also having an air outlet at the `end opposite said valve, means guiding said tubular member for axial movement in opposite directions, a cylinder having one end connected with the valved end of said ,tubular member, said cylinder having an air inlet, a piston operable in said cylinder, means tov restrain-the movement of the piston in each direction, and means toV cause the reciprocation of thetubular member and cylinder -to cause the piston to force air from the cylinder pastsaid valve into said tubular" iember and-'outfof its outlet.

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`ner tube has a normal runningpressure of- Y Vmore -air will be linjected into the inner tube e cap'34 at the inlet 36 for an obvious purpose.

ber llfseverely to Warn the operator intime' 1 11. The tire pressure is thereforef'controlled bythe-spring 32K-Whose tension may beregulated byadjusting the disk 25 on the stem 24. A small filtering disk 37 is arranged in the From. the `foregoing itjwill be'obvious that lWhenjthe air pressure/Ain the innerftube has decreased from a normal running pressure, the distancebetween the impact member 30 and the enlargementl will graduallyY decrease Auntil such time when the enlargement 31 will strike the member 30 each'revolution of the Wheel, thus operating vthe pump, .and

little bylittle air will' be forced into theinner tube 11 until an adequate. air pressure in the inner tube 11, is obtained..

` {Iny case of a severe puncture ofthetire, the Ik* i enlargernent-,31-Will Lstrike the impact mem- The cap 34. 

